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A sea ball washed up on a beach

... that sea balls (pictured) are also known by a word for "wild goat fur" because they look like hairballs regurgitated by goats?
... that Swiss filmmaker Kurt Gloor's final film was about prison inmates and people with disabilities on a trekking tour?
... that parts of an ancient road were exposed following wildfires in Belgium in the summer of 2026?
... that Erika Yoshida once adapted a Vocaloid song into a light novel, a manga, and a film?
... that Kanye West recorded "Beauty and the Beast" in his Tokyo hotel room?
... that Jessie Waddell, who founded New York City's West Indian Day Parade, timed it to fall on the anniversary of her son's death?
... that a species of orchid was named for having a smaller lip than others in its genus?
... that Singaporean banker Chew Hock Leong sold a camera device patent to Kodak in 1930?
... that Wendy was known by Studio City residents for her deformed face, which was the result of an infected gunshot wound?

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